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- Album
- Manners
- Released
- 2009
- Genres
- indie
- Length
- 2:55
- Tempo
- 106 BPM
- Label
- Columbia
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About this song
The song samples the ethereal vocals from Irish harpist Mary O'Hara's "Oro Mo Bhaidin". An instrumental version of the track was used in the reveal trailer for the PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet 2, released in 2011.
What it's about
Michael Angelakos has said the song is about a breakup, sparked by his ex-girlfriend's dislike of how much he slept in. The song portrays the extreme ways she would scream at him about it.
Fun facts
- Samples “The San Francisco Scene by Jack Kerouac” and “Óró Mo Bháidín by Mary O'Hara”.
- Sampled in 7 other songs, like “RASPBERRY LEMONADE by Kyen Dokes”.
- Covered once, including “Sleepyhead by Young & Sick”.
- Written by Michael Angelakos.
- Produced by Chris Zane.